Reviews by jfclams
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The quirky package of Primus - which boiled down to the progressive lead bass-style of playing and far-out sense of humor from band leader Les Claypool - was never more accessible than on this record. On the debut (Frizzle Fry) it was a little too gruff, while on Pork Soda and Tales From The Punchbowl the overall sound began to get a bit too long-winded. I don’t even want to get into how the band de-volved after those two records.
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The heavenly spawn, or nightmare child, if Deep Purple and Amon Duul II ever melded together and formed a band - depending on your point of view.
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There were progressive rock conceptb albums, and then there was Stormcock (which references a birdcall, apparently) which is a little over 40 minutes of Roy eloquently airing his grievances against a litany of evils. One listen you could bore you to tears, the next could be revelatory. But it's a defiantly unique work of art.
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Robert Thom wrote the notoriously outrageous Wild In The Streets, so I was interested to see what turned out to be his only directorial credit - and I did not come away disappointed! Essentially, the plot is old Hollywood crossing paths with a long-haired, skydivin', psychedelic-rockin' death-cult led by a VERY amateur Jim Morrison-type via spoiled bratty rich overweight teenage girl. Has to be seen to be believed.
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Grand Funk's 3rd studio record is a polarizing effort, crossing the power-trio sludge rock that so characterized the previous album with drilled-down populist statements tailor-made for burgeoning arena-rock audiences. Sure, there might be tons of hidden messages within the epic odyssey of "I'm Your Captain", but in reality, Farner and crew just wanted to rock out loud, heavy, and get people dancing. All in all, it's dumb, and packed with so much groove it can't help but approach classic status.
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